important; serious; valuable; precious; serious matter; major incident
more or less; though not quite satisfactorily; tentatively; for the time being; just in case; once
had better ...; had better not ...
(those) who are; (that) which is; in the capacity of
presence; appearance; attendance; visit; going out
name; given name; title; fame; renown; pretext
to come and see (someone, something); to visit
atmosphere; mood; a certain air; presence; (Earth's) atmosphere
indication; sign; hint; tone (of the market)
to get angry; to get mad; to tell someone off; to scold; to be angular; to be square
eyes; expression of the eyes; area around the eyes; skin round one's eyes
to persuade; to prevail upon; to win a woman's heart; to win over; to talk someone into doing
to be sufficient; to be enough; to be worth doing; to be worthy of; to do (the job); to serve
one's hand (when playing cards); name tag; nameplate; wallet-sized (photo)
to pass (the night); to spend; to reveal; to divulge; to prove; to verify
truth; reality; sincerity; honesty; (arch.) that's right
to be hit; to strike; to touch; to be in contact; to be equivalent to; to be applicable; to be right on the money (of a prediction, criticism, etc.)
to admonish; to persuade; to warn; to remonstrate
companion; partner; other party; addressee; opponent (sports, etc.)
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it,...; I mean
subtle; delicate; difficult; complex; doubtful; questionable
trouble; bother; annoyance; to be troubled (by); to be bothered (by); to be inconvenienced (by)
to overestimate (someone); to overrate; to think too highly of; to make too much of; to give (someone) too much credit
or rather (say); or better (say); or perhaps I should say; or, how should I put it; I mean
sound argument; fair argument; just reasoning
spirit; drive; vigour; ambition; aspiration
ice and charcoal; contradiction
I; me; myself; (arch.) we; (arch.) us; (arch.) ourselves
quite; utterly; really; completely
doubt; question; suspicion; dubiousness
to be temperate in; to refrain; to make notes; to jot down (e.g. phone number); to be in preparation for; to be in waiting for
how; in what way; how (much); to what extent; however (much); no matter how
to return (something); to restore; to turn over; to turn upside down; to pay back; to retaliate; to respond (with)
to permit; to allow; to forgive; to pardon; to exempt (someone) from; to remit; to acknowledge
profit; gains; benefit; advantage; grace (of God, Buddha, etc.) (esp. as attained through rightful actions, prayer, adherence to one's faith, etc.); blessing
Your Majesty; His Majesty; Her Majesty
retainer's stipend; official pay; salary
taking a story with a grain of salt; discounting half the story